Accounts of Medieval Constantinople The Patria

Name: Accounts of Medieval Constantinople The Patria
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ISBN: 9780674724815

ISBN-10: 067472481X

ISBN-13: 9780674724815

Edition: 2013

Authors: Albrecht Berger

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The Patria is a fascinating four-book collection of short historical notes, stories, and legends about the buildings and monuments of Constantinople, compiled in the late tenth century by an anonymous author who made ample use of older sources. It also describes the foundation and early (pre-Byzantine) history of the city, and includes the Narrative on the Construction of Hagia Sophia, a semi-legendary account of Emperor Justinian I's patronage of this extraordinary church (built between 532 and 537). The Patria constitutes a unique record of popular traditions about the city, especially its pagan statues, held by its medieval inhabitants. At the same time it is the only Medieval Greek text…

Book details

Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 11/1/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100